New poll shows Jeb Bush starts with edge if he runs for president in 2016

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush still has not said if he will run for president in 2016, but early public polling continues to show that if he runs, he will start with an advantage compared to the rest of the potential GOP field.

A poll of 1,016 voters nationwide released Wednesday by St. Leo University shows Bush garnering the most support among 18 Republican names tested between Nov. 25 and Dec. 6.

Fourteen percent of respondents picked Bush. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney were tied for the next best at 12 percent each. No other candidate received more than 7 percent of the vote.

Florida’s other potential White House prospect, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio was the choice of 5 percent of the respondents.

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